Ryan Coogler: Black Panther director mistaken for bank robber, arrested

Ryan Coogler, Black Panther director was arrested by police earlier this year when they mistook him for a bank robber.

A police report obtained by CNN, shows that Coogler was put in handcuffs on Jan. 7 after he approached a teller at a Bank of America branch in Atlanta and slipped her a note asking for a large sum of money to be discreetly withdrawn from his personal account.

The teller reportedly told her manager that she thought the bank was being robbed.

According to the Atlanta Police Department report, Coogler entered the bank branch wearing a COVID-19 face mask, a hat and a pair of sunglasses.

When he approached the counter, he slid a note to the teller that read: “I would like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account. Please do the money count somewhere else. I’d like to be discreet.”

The New York Times reported that Coogler told police he was paying for a medical assistant who worked for his family who preferred to be paid in cash, hence the large amount.